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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jul 13, 2011

U.S. universities seek industry help for wind energy research
High Performance Composites
The University of Massachusetts and the University of Texas are seeking industry partners to become members of a proposed US National Science Foundation Industry/University CooperativeResearch Center dedicated to wind energy research. ...
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Agriscience Awards Honor Innovators
Farm Bureau News
Prather is a distinguished professor of reproductive biotechnology in the Division of Animal Scienceat the University of Missouri. His research focuses on genetic improvement of swine and cattle to reduce pregnancy loss. He also studies the use of ...
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Renewal of Agreement between Ipsen and the Salk Institute Supports Cutting ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Ipsen Life Sciences Program led by the Salk Institute's Inder Verma, Ph.D., Irwin and Joan Jacobs Chair in Exemplary Science will for a period of three years, sponsor four research programs through targeted and innovation grants. ...
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Honors and Other Things
UPENN Almanac
The Science Center supports technology commercialization and technology-based economic development on its campus and in the Greater Philadelphia region. Dr. Camille Charles, director of the Center for Africana Studies and Kahn Professor in the Social ...
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Recreating human livers, in mice
MIT News
If successful, that could make the drug development process more efficient and reduce the number of mice needed for drug studies, Chen says. Inder Verma, a professor of molecular biology at the Salk Institute, says the new technology is not only an ...
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University of Minnesota researchers find new way to generate geothermal energy
Finance and Commerce
Runar Nygaard, assistant professor of petroleum engineering at Missouri University ofScience and Technology, said such a cap-and-trade program would improve the commercial potential he sees in the U's system. “That can truly be a game changer for...
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Challenger Center Honors Shuttle Legacy With Expanded Commitment to Space ...
Space Ref (press release)
Working with NASA, private space industry leaders, its network of 48 Challenger Learning Centers, the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) community, and schools nationally, Challenger Center will increase the impact of its ...
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Religion and Technology in view of Allameh Jafari
ABNA.ir
The forum on “Religion and Technology” was held on July 10 in the Research Center for Human Sciences and Cultural Studies with the presence of Abdullah Nasri, Mohammad Reza Asadi, Hamid Reza Ayatollahi and Bijan Abdul-Karimi presenting their speeches ...
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Tartu Breeds Lawyers, Tallinn Politicians and Businesses
ERR News
The law school's Tartu branch (there is also one in Tallinn) has received 630 applications. Kaja Karro from the Tartu admissions office said interest toward science and technology has also increased, with an average of four students competing for one ...
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Does The United States Still Care About Space Leadership?
Forbes (blog)
In China, strong math and science backgrounds are prerequisites for admittance to the best universities or to be hired by foreign corporations operating there. The Microsoftresearch center in Beijing is one of the most sought-after places there, ...
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How Dangerous is Your Cell Phone?
Christian Post
Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a component of the World Health Organization, has classified radiofrequency fields as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” Several international studies show that there is a link between ...
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PH losing out on IP revenues
ABS CBN News
... of science and technology professionals, and encouraging students to pursue R&D studies. But to ensure the worthiness of R&D projects, Opena said in the forum on Monday the direction should be market-to-research and not research-to-market. ...
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Government of Canada Investments Promote Science and Engineering to Canada's Youth
Marketwire (press release)
The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister for the AtlanticGateway, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), made the announcement at the University of New Brunswick. ...
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Startups Making Do with Fewer Workers, Kauffman Study Shows
Xconomy
“And one of the most prominent places you see that is in the tech sector.” The new findings have nationwide significance because previous studies by the Kauffman Foundation, which specializes inresearch about the entrepreneurial sector, ...
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Australia drafts framework for medical research review
Pharma Times
Since then, Butler has been consulting with organisations such as the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes, the Australian Academy of Science, Universities Australia and the trade association for research-based pharmaceutical companies ...
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Koch Institute Partners with HighRes Biosolutions to Build State-of-the-Art ...
Business Wire (press release)
“We are excited to have some of the best cancer researchers in the world working with our systems,” explains Chris Pacheco, Director of Life Science Technologies at HighRes Biosolutions. “I truly believe this group of biologists will be able to fully ...
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Clamour for Ministry of IT, ICT: Who
Nigeria Daily Independent
Charles Uwadia is a professor of the department of Computer Sciences, University of Lagos and he is currently the Director for the Centre of Information Technology Studies, University of Lagos. He is equally the President of Nigeria Computer Society ...
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Schools, libraries fight 'summer slide' of students' academic skills
TCPalm
The free program offers reading, math and science, art, physical educaton and music and runs 8 to 11:30 am Monday through Thursday through July 26. GRAYSON HOFFMAN/SPECIAL TOTREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Courtney Grissman, 9, (left) reads to her ...
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Euthanasia research, education needs more attention
Feedstuffs
She pointed out that there are relatively few studies providing empirical data about on-farm swine euthanasia. Millman said specific calls for research proposals recently have been issued for swine euthanasia, and several novel technologies are ...
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Four professors earn Citations for Meritorious Teaching
UH System Current News
HONOLULU — Four University of Hawai'i at Mānoa faculty members—Steven Businger of meteorology in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Alison Conner of the William S. Richardson School of Law, Charles Fletcher of geology and ...
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Meet the female tech pioneers
StartupSmart
I believe that the amazing ability of technology to help and assist a wide variety of individuals and communities is not getting through – the intersection of science and technology, the positive impacts technology has and can have on health, ...
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IRRI Bulletin
IRRI news (press release)
Science Symposium, Plant Breeding Strategy to Prepare for Climate Change, held at Muju, South Korea, on 7-8 July 2011. The papers were presented by Youngjun Mo (left), a visiting researchfellow, and Yoo Jin Lee (below, right), a scholar—both from ...
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Pesky water plant could treat cancer, SFA researchers say
KTRE
A thorn in the side of area boating enthusiasts may provide a ray of hope for some cancer patients, according to recent research findings at Stephen F. Austin State University's National Center for Pharmaceutical Crops. Researchers at the center have ...
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Too much sitting may be bad for your health
EurekAlert (press release)
The collection is particularly noteworthy because it: Represents a major advance in collecting and analyzing current research on sedentary behavior, especially the relevant behavioral science that must be better understood if such behaviors are to ...
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Present but non-existing ICT in Ethiopia – Part II
Anyuak Media
... Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, ComputerScience and Educational Sciences. Not surprisingly, foreign professionals such as Takewuchi[10] , were able to do a research on case studies of these projects. ...
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Young Maori Excel in Hutt Valley
Voxy
Expectations are high and students are put through their paces through strong role-modelling by staff, who are very focused on students doing well in their tertiary studies. A variety of approaches are put into practice including: encouraging students ...
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